Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-11-02

very little to do with him. had under
stood, at the time of the marriage, that
Mr.. lLaytUn's father was abroad, but
had reason to believe. .afterward that this
was not so-that he4was in England.
The Attorney General-Did the pris-
oner ever speak Of it?
Witness-I never heard him.
The Attorney General-Dld the pris
ones father never come to the house?
Wtness-Never.
The attorney General-Do you know
whether he is alive at the present time?
Witness-I heard that he was dead. My
mistress said so.
The Attorney General-Did the prisoner
go into mourning?
Witness-He wore Grape upon his hal
for several weeks.
The Attorney General-Now, concen
trate your attention upon the day ant
night of March 25. wish you to mar.
rate, conciscly, all that passed, within
your own knowledge, concerning the pris-
0ner and his wife from the morning OF
March 25 until the morning of the 2Gth.
Witness-At 10 o'clock in the morning
Of the 25th my mistress bell rang, and
kwent to- her room. My instructions were
I never ts enter her room '1ih' the morning
until she rang for me. There were two
bell ropes, one on each side of the bed, so
that on whichever side she was lying one
of them was within reach of her hand.
The Attorney General-Stop a moment.
Did the prisoner and his wife occupy one
room?
Witness-No.
The Attorney General-For how long
had this been the cases
Witness-For q good many months.
Ever since things began to get worse be-
tween them.
The Attorney General-Proceed You
heard your mistress bell ring, and yo1
entered her room at 10 o'clock.
Witness-She said that she had passed
q very bad night, that she had had dread
full dreams, and that she was afraid some.
thing terrible was going to happen to her.
She asked me if her husband was up, and
1 told her that he had just entered tn.
breakfast room, that I had met him oD
the stairs, and that he inquired whether
she were awake, as he wished to speak to
her before he went out. My mistress said
that she also wished to speak to him, and
she asked me if I knew where he was
going. Of course did not know, and
told her so. She often asked me queS'
tions which she must have known very
well were not possible for me to answer.
I washed her, and tidied up the room, and
then she desired me to 60 and tell my
master to come to her. I knocked at thd
door of the breakfast room three or four
times, and receiving no answer, opened
It. NV master was sitting ut the table,
and he started up when entered, just as
if I had aroused him from dream. Hia
face was very pale, and he held letter IN
his hand. I noticed that he had not
touched the breakfast I gave him my
mistress message. He nodded and went
to her room at once. The moment he en-
tered my poor mistress began to talk, but
he stopped her and ordered me out,
"Keep in the next room," my mistress
said to me; II may want you." went
into the next room and remained there
quite half an hour until my mistress
bell rang again. My master rushed past
me as opened the door, and I saw my
mistress was dreadfully agitated. She
was sitting up in bed, and
The Attorney General-Stop! Whlj.
you were in the adjoining room did you
hear anything?
Witness-Not distinctly.
The Attorney General-Do you mean
by that that you could not distinguish the
words that were spoken by your master
and mistress?
Witness-I could not distinguish tbs
JwordS I could only hear their voices
when they spoke loudly.
The Attorney General-Did they speai
loudly on this occasion?
Witness-Very loudly.
The Attorney General-In merriment?
Witness-Quite the contrary. They
were quarreling.
The Attorney General-That is you
understanding Of their voices?
Witness-I could not be mistaken
Nearly the whole of the time their voice!
were raised to high pitch.
The Attorney General-Which of the
two voices made the stronger impression
upon you?
Witness-My masters. am certain
he was threatening her, as he had done
many times during the last few months.
The Attorney General-That is IN i'm
proper remark for you to make. Confint
yourself strictly to the matter in hand
and to the time you are giving evidence
upon. When you entered your mistress
room she was sitting up in bed, dread
fully agitated, and your master rushed
past you?
Witness-Yes, and she called out aftel
him: "Never, while I am alive! Yor
wish were dead, don't you, so that yol
may be free to marry again? But
shan't die yet, unless you kill me"'
The Attorney General-You are posi-
tive she made use of these words?
Witness-Quite positive.
The Attorney General-Did the prisoner
make any reply?
Witness-None; and his silence up
peared to infuriate my mistress. Sh'
cried out after him: "You are villain
YOU are o villain!'
The Attorney General-Did you SEE
the prisoner again during the morning?
! Witness-No. In q few minutes
heard the street door open and close, ant
nv mistress told me to run and SCI
whether it was her husband going out.
went to the front room window and saw
him enter the carriage and drive away
returned to my mistress and Informed
her of it. She was in furious state, ant
if she had had the strength she Woult
have dressed herself and followed him
but she was too weak, unassisted, to &c
out of bed
The Attorney General-Upon that poin
you are also positive?
Witness-Quite positive.
The Attorney General-Did your mis-
tress make you acquainted with the cause
of the quarrel between her and the pris
oner?
Witness-She told me good deal. Sh
said that when she married him it wa
the worst days work she had ever done
and that he had deceived her from frs
to last. All 10 wanted was for her Il
die: but alth Ugh he had treated he
so vilely, she d him IN her power.
The Attorl., General-What did sh
mean by that? Did she explain?
Witness - Not clearly. She spok
vaguely about papers and acceptances TO
money which she had, and which III
wanted to get hold of. "He should hav
them, every one" she said, land d'
whatever he liked, if he would be true t.
me. But he is false, he is false, and
will be revenged upon him."
The Attorney General-Did you acquire
this knowledge all at one time?
Witncss-No. My mistress spoke n
odd times during the day, when went II
and out of her room.
The Attorney General-Nothing els
said?
Witncss-Nothing that can remem
ber
The ATTORNEY General Did the prisone